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Moo
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780307472762
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307472760
ISBN-13
9780307472762
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71116073
Product Key Features
Book Title
Moo
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Small Town & Rural, Literary, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-291164
Reviews
"Delectably entertaining.... An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest." - The New York Times "Fast, hilarious, and heartbreaking...Not for a minute does Moo lose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't skip a page, don't skip a paragraph. It's going to be on the final." - People "Smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender.... Moo suggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach.... Engaging." - The Boston Globe, "Delectably entertaining.... An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest." -The New York Times "Fast, hilarious, and heartbreaking.... Not for a minute doesMoolose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing." -People "Smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender....Moosuggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach.... Engaging." -The Boston Globe, "Delectably entertaining.... An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest." -The New York Times "Fast, hilarious, and heartbreaking...Not for a minute doesMoolose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't skip a page, don't skip a paragraph. It's going to be on the final." -People "Smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender....Moosuggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach.... Engaging." -The Boston Globe, "Delectably entertaining.... An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest." -- The New York Times "Fast, hilarious, and heartbreaking...Not for a minute does Moo lose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't skip a page, don't skip a paragraph. It's going to be on the final." -- People "Smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender.... Moo suggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach.... Engaging." -- The Boston Globe, "Delectably entertaining.... An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest." The New York Times "Fast, hilarious, and heartbreaking...Not for a minute does Moo lose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't skip a page, don't skip a paragraph. It's going to be on the final." People "Smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender.... Moo suggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach.... Engaging." The Boston Globe
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo's campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his creative writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and maintains his only friend: a hog named Earl Butz. Wonderfully written and masterfully plotted, Moo gives us a wickedly funny slice of life., NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes "an uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest" ( The New York Times). In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo's campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his creative writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and maintains his only friend: a hog named Earl Butz. Wonderfully written and masterfully plotted, Moo gives us a wickedly funny slice of life.
LC Classification Number
PS3569.M39M66 2009
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